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Give Miami Day raises record $5.2 million for nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo courtesy of The Miami Foundation. Give Miami Day raises record $5.2 million, organizers at The Miami Foundation realized that Give Miami Day 2014 would be their most successful Giving Day yet. Thursday’s Give Miami Day raised $5.2 million for 520 South Florida nonprofits, with a total of 19,245 gifts.

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Weekly update from PND

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Miami, Detroit, the New York City metro/New Jersey area, the San Francisco Bay Area, Philadelphia, and Boston. The percentage of Americans who gave to charity in the past year has rebounded, but the percentage who volunteered has continued to decline, a Gallup poll finds. cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington D.C.,

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20 Lists of Holiday Gifts that Give Back

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So, before you dive into your holiday gift shopping, remember that the "gifts that give back" the most are the ones given with love, no matter what they are. When I wrote my first 10 Holiday Gifts that Give Back post in 2007, there weren't many posts like it. This year, there are TONS. OK, here are the lists.

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Make #GivingTuesday 2021 Count!

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Andrea Ortega, Director of Nonprofit Services Andrea hails from Cali, Colombia by way of Miami, FL. On Tuesday, November 30, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students worldwide will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage philanthropic giving.

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Virtual Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Ideas to Explore

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Peer-to-peer fundraising is an incredible opportunity that leverages your supporters’ personal networks to expand the reach of your campaign and solicit gifts. Depending on your mission, you might find more value in asking for in-kind gifts rather than fundraising for money. Virtual Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Ideas. Virtual supply drive.

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5 Hybrid Event Ideas We Love and why

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Phoenix Rising Football Club Charities’ Sky Full of Stars Hybrid Event. Northern Illinois Food Bank received a matching gift grant from a generous donor so that participants’ donations could go even farther. Thanks to the matching gift and fundraising participants the event raised more than $180,000! We’ve got you covered !

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Community colleges: A critical access point to higher education

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Most colleges and universities, including community colleges, fall under the category of 501(c)(3) public charities within the U.S. They generate revenue through tuition, fees, and federal funds; and like other nonprofits, they also rely on charitable gifts to operate. . Since 2008, private philanthropy in the U.S.

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